SPEECHLESSLY

speechlessly

(adverb) without speaking; “he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

speechlessly (comparative more speechlessly, superlative most speechlessly)

In a speechless manner; without speaking.

Source: Wiktionary


SPEECHLESS

Speech"less, a.

1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.

2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison.

– Speech"less*ly, adv.

– Speech"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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